About
We Testify is an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions, increasing the spectrum of abortion storytellers in the public sphere, and shifting the way the media understands the context and complexity of accessing abortion care.
We Testify invests in abortion storytellers to elevate their voices and expertise, particularly those of color, those from rural and conservative communities, those who are queer-identified, those with varying abilities and citizenship statuses, and those who needed support when navigating barriers while accessing abortion care.
Latest Updates
'Ours to Tell'
We Testify and Planned Parenthood are proud to debut “Ours to Tell” — a short film about the power that comes with the freedom to access abortion. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Rayka Zehtabchi, produced by Ventureland in association with PRETTYBIRD, and featuring actress and comedian Natasha Rothwell.
Digital Stickers
It’s time we have fun and loving digital stickers and GIFs that look like those of us who have abortions and reflect our real experiences. We created digital stickers and GIFs for you to use to show up for your loved ones who’ve had abortions and remind everyone that they love someone who had abortions—maybe that someone is you!
Self-Managed Abortion Comics
To change the conversation, the We Testify abortion storytellers partnered with artists who’ve had abortions to illustrate their stories. Read and learn more about why we chose to self-manage our abortions.
“The desire to control other people’s futures through their reproduction is a problem of power and dominance created and upheld by white people — and truthfully, it is white people’s job to recognize and dismantle it.”
Keep reading Renee Bracey Sherman in “Anti-Abortion Ideology And White Supremacy Have Always Been Entangled”
“So, when it was all said and done, I did get my abortion. I am so thankful that I did. My abortion allowed me to get out of an emotionally abusive relationship and finish college to become an advocate for other survivors and reproductive justice.
Because of my abortion, I met my husband, and I had a baby on my terms. We are now parents to the sweetest little girl who is the center of our universe.”
Keep reading Maleeha Aziz in “My Abortions Made Me a Mom”
On the latest episode of ACCESS Podcast, We Testify storyteller Kayla talked about her experience being pregnant and denied abortion care while incarcerated.
Listen to Kayla on Episode 7: “What Are the Consequences of Being Denied an Abortion?”
Listen to We Testify storytellers on other episodes of ACCESS Podcast.
Staff
Renee Bracey Sherman (she/her)
Founder & Co-Executive Director
Renee Bracey Sherman is an award-winning reproductive justice activist with a decade of experience as an abortion storyteller, strategist, and writer. She founded We Testify in 2016 and became its executive director in 2020. She is also executive producer of Ours to Tell, We Testify and Planned Parenthood’s award-winning documentary elevating the voices of people who’ve had abortions.
Nikiya Natale, J.D. (she/her)
Co-Executive Director
Nikiya Natale is an activist, an attorney, and an abortion storyteller with extensive experience in social justice work. Prior to joining We Testify, she was the Advocacy and Outreach Director with TEA Fund. Nikiya previously worked as the Legal Director for a local civil rights and advocacy organization, ran her own legal practice focusing on asylum law, and managed the immigration legal program at a refugee resettlement agency. Nikiya's passion for the work stems from her own multiple abortion experiences.
Kenya Martin (she/her)
Program Manager
Kenya Martin is a reproductive justice activist, mama, Black feminist, and the Program Manager with We Testify and an abortion storyteller for the last 5 years. Originally from Houston, Texas, now residing in Richmond, VA, Kenya is hailed as The Abortion Diva for her outspoken advocacy of people who have abortionS and work to destigmatize all who’ve had multiple abortions. She has nearly a decade of activism experience stemming from her patient turned counselor and advocate experience at Houston Women’s Clinic.
Emma Hernández (she/her)
Communications Manager
Emma Hernández is an experienced bilingual program director, project manager and multimedia artist with a demonstrated history of working in library, government & non-profit communications. She is an abortion storyteller, 2020 Planned Parenthood Youth Power Fellow, 2018 Library Journal Mover & Shaker and holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from Indiana University as a Sam Masarachia scholar — an innovative course of study focused on labor, older adult, and community activism.
Tunisia Tai (she/her)
Operations Manager
Tunisia is a queer Black feminist, proudly pro-abortion, and the Operations Manager with We Testify. Prior to joining We Testify, she worked as Operations Coordinator with Resources for Abortion Delivery (RAD). After her own abortion experience, Tunisia sought out support groups for people who have had abortions, eventually leading her to Chicago Abortion Fund’s A Home Here: Post-Abortion Community Circles. She now co-facilitates the community circles.
Morgan (she/her)
Development Manager
Morgan is a Black feminist, mama, community organizer, and the Development Manager at We Testify. With a deep commitment to reproductive justice, Morgan brings a wealth of experience in advocacy and nonprofit development. Before joining We Testify, she played pivotal roles in various advocacy organizations, spearheading their development and fundraising efforts. Her personal experiences with abortion inspired her to become an abortion doula, a journey that naturally led her to We Testify. Morgan’s passion and dedication continue to drive her work in empowering and amplifying the voices of those who have had abortions.
Aryn (they/them)
Press Coordinator
Aryn (they/them) is a non-binary, queer, disabled abortion storyteller with extensive experience in campaign management, local advocacy, and sexual education. Aryn received their BA in Political Science and Women Gender and Sexuality Studies, as well as their Master of Public Administration. They are also a dedicated artist, writer, and local abortion activist. After their own abortion, they started openly telling their story in 2020 to help other gender non-conforming people tell theirs.
Sarah Hamid (she/her)
Digital Media Coordinator
Sarah is a full spectrum doula and abortion storyteller who absolutely adores people who have abortions. After her abortion she became a doula to support her community in accessing abortion care. She comes to We Testify with over five years of experience managing digital media to secure reproductive justice wins. They hold a Bachelors of Arts in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies & Bachelors of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies: Sustainability from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Sarah is a 2021 Erinn J. Vulley Fellow at the Feminist Women's Health Center and a 2023 Reproductive Justice Fellow at South Asian SOAR. She honors her ancestral traditions of abortion care as exercising bodily autonomy, joy and freedom.